Monday, March 15, 2010
Are We Filming This?
Digital Video Editing...the awkward frontier. I'm really not fully supportive of DVE. While I appreciate and understand its capabilities and recognize the thinking skills and effort required in order to make a good, functioning DVE lesson work, I just don't see myself using it in the High School classroom due to time constraints. I think it would be great if my students could create a series of videos called "An Interview in Time" where they could interview famous dead dudes or "My Favorite Fascist" and discuss why they feel one fascist leader is more fascist then another. Unfortunately, I think the current curriculum and SOL restraints make it nearly impossible to implement these lessons effectively while giving students enough time to plan and implement an effective video. Even in our class, it takes 2+ hours to make a relatively joke-like video and that is with teachers who are motivated to complete the assignments and interested in learning the use of this technology. With a classroom of freshmen who cannot control their mouths let alone the rest of their body, I do not see a project utilizing DVE actually working or fitting into the curriculum.
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You have a great idea about how to use DVE in the Social Studies classroom, but are limited by curriculum and time constraints. Maybe there is another way besides the current class to use this idea. Maybe it could be part of a an after-school club or a talent show or a proposed new class.
ReplyDeleteMy problem comes in with equipment. I would love to work digital editing into my classroom, but I do not have enough cameras for my class. We have one flip camera to share with the entire school. Luckily, I'm on the Vanguard committee so I actually know about it, but it's not practical. Perhaps I need to look into grants!
ReplyDeleteIf you have the students do powerpoint, they can do a great DVE project. You do not need video to create video. Using a Ken Burns style of pictures, narration, graphics and sound effects, I have 7th grade students turning out video "reports" in less than 180min of class time. The great thing is that you can assign individual students or groups to create a 10 to 20 second section and then string them all together to form a final version that is a compilation of all the edits.
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